Ministry of Culture reports 13 million books destroyed in two-month attack campaign
1 Sep 21 · 3d ago · 1 article · 1 video · 1 post · 3 sources · development 1 of 2
Ukraine's Ministry of Culture documented that more than 13 million books—a third of the country's annual print run—were destroyed in summer attacks on publishing infrastructure, with at least 40 publishing houses and multiple bookstores suffering damage. The documented damage totals at least $39.3 million.
“Steel was blazing and burning…the huge warehouse's reinforced concrete melted and the roof caved in.”
Viktor Kruglov, Publisher, Ranok · rss ↗Viktor Kruglov Publisher, RanokTetiana Berezhna Ukraine's Culture Minister
Dmitry Peskov Kremlin spokesperson
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The scale of the loss is hard to comprehend: In # Ukraine 10 million # books were destroyed by russian attacks in three months. russia attacked Ukrainian publishers and book warehouses 21 times over three months, deliberately targeting the # Ukrainian publishing industry, # Ukraine 's culture and identity. russian criminals haven’t created…
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